Singur, from where the factory of the world's cheapest car Nano was shifted to Gujarat, witnessed a large turnout in the second phase of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal today.
The voters, polarised over the acquisition of agricultural land for the Nano project, stood in long queues in the hot sun.Till afternoon, 50 per cent electorate exercised their franchise in Singur segment of Hooghly Lok Sabha seat, Hooghly district magistrate Neelam Meena said.
She said that voting remained peaceful amidst deployment of 33 companies of Central forces in the constituency.Some voters, like Bikash Pakhira and Krishna Barui, said many people were unhappy over the pullout by the Tatas as they were deprived of a decent means to earn a living.
More than the pullout by the Tatas from Singur, they were surprised by the absence of campaigning by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who had led an agitation for one and a half years against land acquisition here.
